Dolly Parton died following a "brief battle with cancer", as US President Donald Trump ordered flags to be lowered in honour of the country music legend.

Police in Spain are investigating the deaths of an Irish couple at a coastal resort south of Valencia.

Tens of thousands of students will receive first-round offers of college places from the Central Applications Office (CAO) at 2pm today.

A police officer in Northern Ireland has been sacked for having a sexual relationship with a woman he met during an investigation, intimidating a former partner and attempting to falsify evidence.

The Teachers' Union of Ireland is to ballot members for industrial action in a dispute over pay.